Capturing the Pulse of the Nation

One of the main challenges confronting the CRRF is to gauge the national pulse with regard to the state of race relations in the country. Under this initiative, and in co-operation with the Association for Canadian Studies, the CRRF supports an annual survey on issues related to race relations, human rights and Canadian identity.

2017: The 2017 Capturing the Pulse of the Nation survey was done in conjunction with the Association for Canadian Studies, and built upon our past work with them to gauge whether positive opinions towards certain groups had changed over the last four years.

2015: With various partners and, in particular, with the Association for Canadian Studies, the CRRF will continue to research issues related to inter-group relations, attitudes toward various vulnerable groups, religious diversity, immigration and Canadian identity.

2014: This year's focus was on religious diversity, racism and attitudes to intergroup relations. The results confirmed the Foundation's current focus, and added significance to its programs highlighting the concept of a shared Canadian identity, building bridges among the various groups in our country, and encouraging citizenship based on equality, mutual respect and civility.

To mark the International Day for the Prevention of Racial Discrimination, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and the Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration (a division of the Association for Canadian Studies) released findings from a new national survey on people’s attitudes towards religious, racial and aboriginal groups in Canada, relations between communities and contact with selected minorities. Read More

Almost two in three Canadians report they are "worried" about a rise in racism. Concerns about racism and discrimination against particular groups such as Muslims, Aboriginal Peoples, immigrants and Jews vary greatly from one group to another. Read More

Racism remains a problem with which many nations continue to grapple. Understanding the views of the population around racism and its incidence is an issue crucial to the well-being of societies like Canada where a vast majority of newcomers identify as a visible minority and where visible minorities will constitute an increasingly important percentage of the population. Read More